For 69 minutes, we could not break down a resolute Sunderland side set on frustrating us and our hopes of securing a top-four place.
But within three minutes of Alex Iwobi’s arrival we had our goal, and would add a second not long afterwards. Coincidence?
The man himself insists it was more about the collective desire to win than his individual performance off the bench, and says there was one key reason for that.
“I guess I had a little impact but it’s [about] the team,” Iwobi told Arsenal Player.